N.C. Gen. Stat. § 66-271
Definitions
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Current — April 1, 2022
As of June 1, 2021
The following definitions apply in this Article:
The following definitions apply in this Article:
(1) Authentication. - Certification of the genuineness of an official's signature, seal, or position within the State of North Carolina so the document can be recognized in a foreign jurisdiction.
(1) Authentication. — Certification of the genuineness of an official’s signature, seal, or position within the State of North Carolina so the document can be recognized in a foreign jurisdiction.
(2) Department. - The Department of the Secretary of State.
(2) Department. — The Department of the Secretary of State.
(3) Foreign jurisdiction. - A jurisdiction outside the State of North Carolina.
(3) Foreign jurisdiction. — A jurisdiction outside the State of North Carolina.
(4) Foreign official. - An individual authorized by a foreign jurisdiction to attest to the genuineness of a document or to the position of an individual within that foreign jurisdiction.
(4) Foreign official. — An individual authorized by a foreign jurisdiction to attest to the genuineness of a document or to the position of an individual within that foreign jurisdiction.
(5) Notary public. - Defined in G.S. 10B-3.
(5) Notary public. — Defined in G.S. 10B-3.
(6) Official. - An individual who is a notary public, an individual who is elected or appointed to hold an office in State government, or an individual who is elected or appointed to hold an office in a local governmental unit of this State.
(6) Official. — An individual who is a notary public, an individual who is elected or appointed to hold an office in State government, or an individual who is elected or appointed to hold an office in a local governmental unit of this State.
(7) Secretary. - The Secretary of State.
(7) Secretary. — The Secretary of State.
(8) Specimen. - A record of a person's signature, seal, or position as an official within the State maintained in the Department.
(8) Specimen. — A record of a person’s signature, seal, or position as an official within the State maintained in the Department.
History
(1998-228, s. 14; 2005-391, s. 5.)
Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.